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Guggenheim 94/Ford 17--Detroit

June 1955

Robert Frank

Associated Names

Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

This is a contact sheet with multiple small images showing industrial scenes. The contact sheet has five strips of film with rows of different views from an industrial setting. The images display scenes inside a factory with machinery, equipment, and outdoor shots with buildings and fences. Some images are marked with red or black ink for emphasis or selection. The photographs are in black-and-white, typical of industrial documentary photography, focusing on equipment and the environment rather than individuals.

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Artwork overview

Medium

contact sheet
Credit Line

Robert Frank Collection, Gift of Robert Frank
Dimensions

overall: 25.4 x 20.4 cm (10 x 8 1/16 in.)
Accession Number

1990.28.2277
Copyright

© Robert Frank Foundation

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Gift to NGA, 1990.

Associated Names

Frank, Robert

Wikidata ID

Q64161577

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